Does Cr3 American Exteriors know of any copyright infringement that could materially affect a franchisee?
Cr3_American_Exteriors Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We do not know of any copyright infringement that could materially affect you. We are not required to participate in your defense or indemnify you for damages or expenses in a proceeding involving a copyright or patent. If any third party establishes to our satisfaction, in our discretion, that it possesses copyright or patent rights superior to ours, then you must modify or discontinue your use of these materials in accordance with our written instructions.
Source: Item 14 — PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION (FDD page 42)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 FDD, Cr3 American Exteriors states that it does not know of any copyright infringement that could materially affect a franchisee. However, Cr3 American Exteriors claims a copyright to its Operations Manual, all other content of its Manuals, marketing material such as its website text, and other printed material, although it has not presently filed a registration of those copyrights. Cr3 American Exteriors considers all of these items confidential and proprietary.
Cr3 American Exteriors does not have a duty to protect its copyrights or defend a franchisee against claims arising from the use of its copyrighted items. Cr3 American Exteriors is not required to participate in a franchisee's defense or indemnify them for damages or expenses in a proceeding involving a copyright or patent.
If a third party establishes to Cr3 American Exteriors' satisfaction that it possesses copyright or patent rights superior to theirs, then the franchisee must modify or discontinue their use of these materials in accordance with Cr3 American Exteriors' written instructions. Franchisees are prohibited from disclosing or using Cr3 American Exteriors' Confidential Information, except as authorized in the Franchise Agreement.